Sanitary toilet-seat.



L. B. WARD.

SANlTARY TOILET SEAT.

APPLICATION man DEc.29. 191s.

Pawntedl Nov.. 2'?, 191?,

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SANITARY ToiLEnssAr.

To all 107mm t may Concern.'

Be it known that I, Lno B. WARD; a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county ofSan Francisco and State ofCalifornia., have invented new and useful Improvements in SanitaryToilet- Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates tOsanitary attach'- ments for use in connectionwith toilet seats.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character,whereby each user of the toilet may be provided with an individual coverfor the seat, to prevent possible communication of disease.

Another object of the invention is to produce a device of this characterwhich is simple and economical in construction7 and one that is at alltimes ready for instant use.

With the above objects in view the invention consists of the followingnovel combination and arrangement of parts as set forth in the followingdescription and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view of the device attached to the seat of a toilet;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view of the device;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view;

Fig. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the tensioning spring.

Referring to the drawings wherein like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts, the bowl of the toilet is shown at l, the seat at2. The container which is of cylindrical form, and within which ismounted a continuous lroll of preferably antiseptic paper, is shown at 3and is attached to the seat by means of a pair of brackets t. Thesebrackets are preferably secured in the underside of the edge of the seatas shown so that the paper 5 may be conveniently fed along the uppersurface of the seat in position for use. The container 3 is provided ateach of its ends with grooves 6 extending to the center of the cylinder,to provide bearings for the rod 7 upon which the roll of paper ismounted. This roll is preferably provided with a pasteboard tube 8adapted to snugly fit the rod 7 so that a new roll may be easily slidinto position.

The rod is provided near one of its ends with a metal disk Q fast on theshaft; and at its opposite end with, a removable,- prefer .outside ofthe container I "l Specification of Letters Patent.` Patentd Nov, 2'?,3191 *L Application filed December 29, 1916. Serial No. 139,654. Y

ablyrubber, disk 10,` which may be so ad- .justed upon the shaft as toproperly position the roll with respect to the paper guide to bepresently described.

The paper guide 11 is mounted upon the 3, and comprises of which itisiseand a horizontal top end sections 12 bymeans cured to thecontainer,

portion 13. Secured at one end ofthis top portion is a tension spring14, of approximately the same length as the paper guide, and is adaptedto contact along its free edge with the underside of the guide in orderto properly tension the paper as it is drawn from the roll. Suitableopenings 16 are provided at the top of this guide for the purpose ofpermitting access to the paper should it be necessary at any time topush the paper through by hand. The paper 5 is formed with a series ofopenings 17 having slits 18 radiating therefrom, and in order to preventthe paper from becoming crumpled or stuck owing to its contact with theedge of the tension spring 14, the said spring is provided with anolfset central portion 19 to prevent contact with the paper except alongthe edges thereof, leaving that portion of the paper containing theopening 17 and slits 18 to pass beneath the spring without engagement.

The above stated guide 11 is positioned upon the outside of thecontainer 3, and in order to permit of the paper passing through thisguide the said container is provided with a longitudinal slot 20 uponits periphery in adjusted position to the entrance to the said guide.

From the foregoing description when taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be seen that the invention provides aneat, compact and simple device for supplying an individual sanitarycovering to a toilet seat, in order to prevent communication of diseaseswhere the said seat is used by a number of persons.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is;

1. A toilet paper container comprising a slotted paper receivingreceptacle, means for mounting a roll of paper to revolve therein, aguide mounted upon the outside of said receptacle, said guide comprisingspaced parallel walls defining a passage open at eachend, one end ofsaid passage being locatedadjacent the slot in the receptacleg and atensioning spring located within said pase sage in a manner to engagethe side edges of the papel` only for the purpose of tensioning thesame.

2. A toilet paper container comprisinga slotted paper receivingreceptacle, means for mounting a roll of paper to revolve therein,

a 'guide'V mounted upon the outside of said receptacle, said guide,comprising spaced parallel Walls defining a passage open at each end,one'end of said passage beingv located adjacent the slot in thereceptacle, and aftensioning springlocated Within said passage in thepath of the paper, said spring beingprovided yWith acentral offsetportion fspaced from 'the paper endend paper engaging portions, 4wherebythe said paper y volve Within said receptacle and adapted toreceivearoll of paper, a stop permanently secured upon said shaft forengagement with one fend-'ofv isaidV roll and a flexible stop adapted tobe removably7 positioned upon said shaftfat-Vthe opposite endofhsaidfroll,A

`for friotional engagement With vthe shaft, wliereby rolls of 4Various'widths may be positioned uponfthe shaft.

' In testimony whereof flralix my 'signa-ture.

raso as. WARD.

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